Golconda, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Golconda, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,033. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GOLCONDA-IL · Golconda, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,033 pop · #15958/25278 · Pope County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,780
  • RANK-LOWER #15958/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Grantsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,033
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $113,500

Nearest income peer: Grantsburg, IL (+ $19,414 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Golconda

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Golconda on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Golconda, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,033
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,780
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,780 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 62938.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Wyanet is the closest lower-income city and East Moline the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Golconda.

Population concentration

Golconda reads through its lone ZIP, 62938

3,033 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62938 is not the leading code inside Golconda, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Golconda

Citywide ZBP: 33 establishments, 168 employees , annual payroll $4,676k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62938 (33 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Golconda, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Pope County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Golconda. See the Pope County roll-up →

Golconda lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Pope County: Grantsburg earns more and Eddyville earns less. Eddyville marks the far end of that range at $27,955, 56% below Golconda.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62938 3,033 $63,780 33 7

Golconda roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Golconda, .